Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is

14.6°C

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 11AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Evening (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).
	Thursday 10							Friday 11								Saturday 12
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	NE 14	NE 7	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	29	29	33	29	29	49	46	61	43	60	60	60	58	37	52	57	42	42	27	27	27	27	27
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	NW	W	WNW	WSW	SE	SSE	S	S	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	W	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:00AM1.61m					6:37PM1.80m				6:58AM1.65m				7:26PM1.80m				7:52AM1.69m				8:13PM1.77m
Low Tide					12:02PM0.18m				00:44AM0.21m				12:57PM0.16m				1:37AM0.14m				1:51PM0.15m


	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	11	15	14	14	12	11	10	10	13	15	16	12	12	12	12	11	12	16	18	14	10
Feels °C	8	6	9	13	11	12	11	9	8	7	10	13	12	6	7	6	6	5	6	11	13	10	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 9	N 5	N 5	NE 8	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 13	ENE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
kJ	20	20	33	18	17	27	10	7	17	33	42	41	58	28	19	20	20	20	20	27	27	27	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NNW 4	NE 8	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	7	3	29	29	29	6	25	61	43	60	60	60	30	37	52	57	42	42	27	14	14	14	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	NE 14	NE 11	NE 4	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 8	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NE 14	NE 14	NE 9	NE 16	WNW 5	NE 16	NE 16	NE 12	N 16	N 16
kJ	29	29	5	3	8	49	46	17	7	8	8	8	4	33	33	13	10	2	10	10	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 2	SE 3	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 3	W 3
kJ	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	8	18	35	47	39	45	20	3	2	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Donut Island Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Hawai River East Cape	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	3	0	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	53	46	80	123	26	3	3	76	21	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Ohope Beach	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Motiti Island - Ernies	Arataki	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Motiti Island - Ernies	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohope Beach		Kaituna Cut	Ohope Beach	Arataki		Motiti Island - Ernies	Ohope Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fairway Reef Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Fox River West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	3	7	1	1	4	5	5	8	8	8	7	7	7	5	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	7	3
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Saint Leu Reunion	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	9	6	5	5	9	8	8	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	7	7

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